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package com.googlecode.j4sc.submission.manager;

import com.googlecode.j4sc.submission.SubmissionReference;

/**
 * The RetrievalStrategy to use when retrieving a {@link SubmissionReference}
 * from the Service
 * 
 * @author Raj Patel, Dariusz Lorenc
 */
public interface RetrievalStrategy {

    /**
     * Returns true if the {@link SubmissionReference} is due to be retrieved
     * 
     * @param reference
     *            the {@link SubmissionReference}
     * @return true if due for retrieval
     * @throws ExpiredSubmissionReferenceException
     *             if the {@link SubmissionReference} has expired and should no
     *             longer be retrieved
     */
    boolean isDueForRetrieval(SubmissionReference reference) throws ExpiredSubmissionReferenceException;
}
